Polaris is a music streaming application that allows you to access your music library remotely. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Polaris on Ubuntu Server Latest version.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
To install the latest version of Node.js and npm, execute the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs
sudo apt install npm
After installing Node.js and npm, you can verify their installation by checking their respective versions:
node -v
npm -v
To install Git, use the following command:
sudo apt install git
Open your terminal window and clone the Polaris repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/agersant/polaris.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the Polaris directory:
cd polaris
Before running Polaris, you need to install its dependencies. To do this, run the following command:
npm install
To start Polaris, use the following command:
npm start
This will start Polaris on your machine. You can access Polaris by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
By following these simple steps, you should now have Polaris up and running on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now access your music library remotely using Polaris.
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